Linkage exclusion analysis of the chromosome 11 region containing UCP2 and UCP3 with obesity-related phenotypes in Mexican Americans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1065-1068

  Comuzzie, A G ^a   Almasy, L ^a   Cole, S A ^a   Boss, O ^b   Giacobino, J P ^b   Muzzin, P ^b   Stern, M P ^c   MacCluer, J W ^a   Blangero, J ^a   Hixson, J E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; D11S916; Fat mass; Leptin; Linkage analysis; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

FAT; LEPTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME 11; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033867371     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801257     Document Type: Article

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